Compared with the local labor market
Medical Assistant VI pay vs. Massachusetts
Across all employers in Massachusetts, the median wage for Medical Assistants — about 14,880 people — is $49,460. Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh) pays a median base salary of $79,588 for this role, 61% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh) sits in the local pay range
$43,280
$46,910
$49,460
$58,100
$61,870
Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh) median · $79,588
The bar is the range of annual wages for Medical Assistants across every employer in Massachusetts, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Medical Assistants — about 817,870 people — is $45,690. Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh)’s median base salary is 74% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$36,050
$38,470
$45,690
$49,180
$59,310
Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh) median · $79,588
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Massachusetts range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh) is $118,504, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.